Senior Electrical Engineer: Grid & BESS Design Lead

Fuse Energy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Biannual bonus

Fully expensed tech

Private health insurance

Breakfast and dinner allowance

Job summary

Fuse Energy is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead electrical design across grid connection works, utility-scale solar PV, BESS and data centre power infrastructure, from development through commissioning and handover.

You will own and deliver electrical designs, challenge consultants, and ensure compliance with Grid Code, DNO/TSO/NESO, and G99/G100 while maintaining safety standards. Strong HV experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of electrical engineering experience in power, utilities, renewables, or critical infrastructure.
• Proven ability to produce and own electrical designs and specifications.
• Strong infrastructure delivery experience with HV focus.
• Knowledge of UK grid standards (DNO/TSO/NESO, Grid Code, G99/G100) and ability to interpret electrical studies.
• Experience with commissioning, testing, and energisation.
• Understanding of ESQCR, EAWR, and safety frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Act as electrical SME across grid, solar, BESS, and data centre projects; produce and own electrical designs across the portfolio.
• Deliver detailed design packages for substations, transformers, switchgear, protection, and power distribution.
• Develop design packages from concept through detailed design: single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection schemes, cable sizing, and earthing/bonding.
• Support grid connection works where required (export and demand) - compliance to Grid Code, DNO/TSO/NESO, G99/G100 - and validate or produce supporting studies (fault level, load flow, protection coordination, harmonics).
• Provide electrical input from development through handover; align design intent with procurement and construction, and resolve technical queries.
• Support and witness testing, energisation, and commissioning (substations, protection, standby/UPS); troubleshoot issues and ensure as-builts comply with approved designs.
• Support technical DD and lender advisory; provide engineering assurance across all electrical deliverables and act as escalation point for complex issues.

Skills

Electrical engineering

HV experience

Grid connection design

Protection & switchgear

Job description

Fuse Energy is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead electrical design across grid connection works, utility-scale solar PV, BESS and data centre power infrastructure, from development through commissioning and handover.

You will own and deliver electrical designs, challenge consultants, and ensure compliance with Grid Code, DNO/TSO/NESO, and G99/G100 while maintaining safety standards. Strong HV experience is highly valued.